Purpose
The Mississippi State Personnel Development Grant (MS SPDG) focuses on the evidence-based practices of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), to improve (1) student performance by scaling-up and deepening implementation of these evidence-based practices using a scaffolded model that is responsive to different levels of capacity by a variety of stakeholders in a variety of settings with a variety of spheres of influence, and (2) educator effectiveness by providing new opportunities for individuals to self-select professional development goals and opportunities to support such practices at the student and classroom levels.
Using the framework suggested by the National Implementation Research Network (NIRN), the MS SPDG will provide support for evidence-based improvement efforts at all systems levels including agency, district, school, facility, and classroom. Our systems-level work attends to the five components of the Active Implementation Framework given by Blasé et al. (2015): usable interventions, intervention stages, implementation drivers, improvement cycles, and implementation teams. Through this work we help address unmet needs in our state for support required to improve educational outcomes for students with and without disabilities in Mississippi.
Explore Cohort Projects
2021 New Jersey
This project will expand capacity to implement Jersey Tiered Systems of Support for Early Reading (NJTSS-ER) by (a) providing multi-level (universal, targeted, and intensive) technology-facilitated training, coaching, and technical assistance; (b) increasing the intensity of professional developm
2021 Colorado
The project purpose is to increase academic and behavioral outcomes for students, particularly students with disabilities.
2021 Maryland
This project will help educators use data to make decisions and support implementation of evidence-based practices to improve academic outcomes for students with disabilities in pre-K through grade six.